Sometimes I feel like K.M. Weiland is the person that taught me how to write. From the day I was first linked to her website, I combed through it, absorbing everything I could about story structure. Her insights changed the way I look at a story and while I used to be able to fumble through and write something engaging 80 or 90% of the time, now that I know the things that make a story engaging, I can avoid, long, plotless, character sketches masquerading as stories.

This book has all the things I've learned from her site and more, all packaged in a clear, easy-to-read format. It was a joy to read (I don't think I've ever sat down and read an instructional text from beginning to end as if it were a novel before now) and I feel like I've learned even more about writing. I strongly recommend this book to anyone interested in improving their craft. It's a game changer.